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International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET)
ISSN: 2321-9653; IC Value: 45.98; SJ Impact Factor: 7.538
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Abstract: During the COVID-19 lockdown period, many educational institutions have shifted their focus from face-to-face
instruction to online instruction mainly through social media. In addition, this paper reviewed various Social Media platforms
and their relationship to Online Learning during Covid-19. Furthermore, schools, teachers, students, ministries of education,
and policymakers already have the experience to deal with unexpected changes. Moreover, most related studies showed that
Social Media platforms such as Facebook and its sister services, Messenger, and Instagram positively affect online learning
during the Covid-19 crisis.
Keywords: Social media, COVID-19, Online learning.
I. INTRODUCTION
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), reported in China in December 2019, rapidly spread around the world. Many countries
implemented lockdowns to slow down the spread of Covid-19. As a result of the spread of the Covid-19 virus across the globe,
every level of education and its stakeholders were affected in many ways. During the conversion of education to an online distance
mode, administrators were required to make numerous decisions in a short time. As a result of the swift switch to online distance
education, teachers, students, and parents faced unprecedented challenges (Kidd and Murray, 2020). Researchers have found that the
public uses social media during times of crisis to express their views and interact with each other and government agencies
(Pappacharissi and de Fatima Oliveira, 2012). Therefore, social media platforms have become vital for government agencies in
times of crisis. Governments can use social media to reduce panic, fear, and anxiety in the society by sharing up-to-date information
about the crisis (Celik, Dindar, & Muukkonen, 2022).
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According to Facebook data from 2018, Facebook has around 2.3 billion registered members worldwide, making it the largest social
media platform. As a result, Facebook has changed how people obtain information and spend a lot more time on media other than
television. The outcome was a switch from the old news format to the new digital model, which has a significant impact on
developing societal perceptions (Cinelli Et. Al, 2020). An average user spends 50 minutes each day on Facebook and its sister
services, Messenger and Instagram (Allcott, 2020).
It should be mentioned that the terms "social networking" and "social media" have different meanings. The phrase "social media"
refers to the various media platforms that people use to interact socially and to collaborate and communicate online. It consists of
websites for sharing pictures and videos, blogs, wikis, etc. The term "social networking" is used to describe people who use websites
like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, etc. to create profiles, interact with others, and join communities of friends and people who
share interests. As a result, social media is a more inclusive phrase (Drahoová & Balco, 2017).
Since social media first appeared, theories have been put forth to ascertain both its advantages and disadvantages. According to
Allcott and others (2020), it offers various advantages on a variety of levels and has significantly decreased the cost of calling,
communicating, and sharing information. Social media platforms are regarded as one of the most significant variables influencing
an individual's happiness and well-being at the level of interpersonal connections. On a political level, it has aided in political action
and resistance in democratic societies as well as protest and resistance in authoritarian nations.
Others, however, contend that social media use has detrimental impacts on both the personal and social levels. In terms of one's own
life, excessive usage of these platforms is bad for mental health and can cause addiction. These platforms foster ideological "echo
chambers" within social networks of friends or like-minded people, escalating political polarization to the point of extreme. These
sites may also serve as important distribution mechanisms for online disinformation campaigns (ibid).
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Thus, conspiracy theories and less preventive activities during the epidemic have been connected to the usage of social media as a
source of information (Cuello-Garcia, 2020). As a result, one of the most important problems facing researchers today is
understanding how people decide whether to seek or avoid information and how this decision affects their behaviour (Cinelli, 2020).
The World Health Organization (WHO) has resorted to using search optimization techniques within social media platforms to direct
anyone who inquires about the epidemic in the right direction by directing them to trustworthy sources. This improves its public
relations efforts to respond appropriately to rumors and common questions that are obtained through social media channels. When
looking for information on COVID-19 and other health-related topics, social media networks themselves also offer notifications or
warnings with connections to reliable sources (Cuello-Garcia, 2020).
IV. SOCIAL NETWORKING DURING COVID-19 AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ONLINE LEARNING
Worldwide educational institutions have been compelled by the Corona pandemic to fast transition from on-campus to online
learning through e-learning platforms and mobile learning applications. The biggest difficulty for many colleges and schools during
COVID-19 is providing an e-learning system because success in it demands knowledge of the key issues now facing e-learning
systems. The difficulties and variables that affect how successfully the e-learning system is used during the epidemic vary by
country and civilization. Many people were already familiar with e-learning, but the pandemic has led to a fresh discovery of it.
(Almaiah,2020). Additionally, Goel & Gupta (2020) described online education as the teaching process where students and teachers
are separated by time or location and this process is carried out through technology that permit remote connection Regarding social
media platforms, numerous studies have found that Facebook is the most widely used one because 85–99% of university students
use it for both personal and professional reasons, including learning (Elkaseh, 2016).
A study by Hassanien and colleagues (2020) examined how learners in higher education institutions reacted to social media
applications for e-learning and the effects of these media practices, such as knowledge sharing and social media features,
motivation, and uses, on the acceptance of distance learning (electronic). The findings of this pilot study, which involved more than
410 students, revealed that these websites and the activities associated with them, such as perceived utility and considered ease of
use, have a considerable favorable impact. As a result, these websites significantly contribute to students' adoption of the online
learning environment. In the same vein, Giannikas (2020)'s study shed light on the effects of Facebook use in graduate-level e-
learning programs. The study looked at how Facebook is now used in higher education, what e-learning is like on Facebook, and
how Facebook affects the e-learning community. The study's findings showed that most students view Facebook groups favorably
since they perfectly complement learning management systems (LMS). The findings also showed that utilizing Facebook during the
course was more appealing than using their university's Course Management System (CMS) because it included an interactive
learning component. Additionally, Kolokytha and colleagues' (2015) study looked at how students interact with two distinct
platforms to accomplish the purpose of remote learning, as well as the suitability of the Facebook platform if it is utilized for e-
learning.
While a study by Elkaseh and colleagues (2016) looked at the elements that influence whether or not teachers and students embrace
the usage of these social networking sites for learning and teaching. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used as the
foundation for the study, which investigated perceived usability, perceived utility, and behavioral intention to use new technologies,
and tested them as influencing factors for adopting social media for e-learning.
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